Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 46.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 46.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 47.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1993.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 208th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 18.9% | — |
| 1994 | 19.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 18.9% | 22.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 22.8% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 38.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 44.5% | 47.1% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 46.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1993.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release